Brown B B, Mounts N, Lamborn S D, Steinberg L
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
Child Dev. 1993 Apr;64(2):467-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1993.tb02922.x.
Social scientists have often assumed that parental influence is sharply curtailed at adolescence because of the rising counterinfluence of peer groups, over which parents have little control. The present study tested a conceptual model that challenged this view by arguing that parents retain a notable but indirect influence over their teenage child's peer associates. Data from a sample of 3,781 high school students (ages 15-19) indicated that specific parenting practices (monitoring, encouragement of achievement, joint decision making) were significantly associated with specific adolescent behaviors (academic achievement, drug use, self-reliance), which in turn were significantly related to membership in common adolescent crowds (jocks, druggies, etc). Findings encourage investigators to assess more carefully parents' role in adolescents' peer group affiliations.
社会科学家常常认为，由于同龄人群体的反作用日益增强，而父母对此几乎无法控制，所以父母的影响力在青少年时期会急剧减弱。本研究测试了一个概念模型，该模型对这一观点提出了挑战，认为父母对其十几岁孩子的同伴仍保留着显著但间接的影响。来自3781名高中生（年龄在15至19岁之间）样本的数据表明，特定的育儿方式（监督、鼓励成就、共同决策）与特定的青少年行为（学业成绩、吸毒、自立）显著相关，而这些行为又与青少年常见群体（运动员、吸毒者等）的成员身份显著相关。研究结果促使研究人员更仔细地评估父母在青少年同伴群体归属中的作用。
